Pensions
Ontario DB Plans’ Funding Drops for 1st Time in Nearly 2 Years
The plans’ funded ratio was down two percentage points to 121% in Q3 due to a drop in discount rates.
Tag: funded level
Pensions
Fully Funded Status of Canadian DB Plans Keeps Rising in Q2
Positive asset returns, combined with rising bond yields, helped boost pension funds’ solvency.
Pensions
Despite Steep Losses, Canadian DB Plans End Year Fully Funded
Surging bond yields offset double-digit investment losses to push funded levels above 100%.
Pensions
Equity Gains Boost U.S. Public Pension Funding Status, Says Milliman
The 100 largest public pensions’ aggregate funded level now totals 74.7%, as of the end of November, advancing from 71.6% the prior month.
Market Moves
Market Volatility Erases More Than 5 Percentage Points from Public Pension Funded Ratios in September
Investment losses for the 100 largest public pensions ranged from 3.3% to 9.6% during the month.
Asset Allocation
Despite Falling Markets, UK DB Funding Levels Continue to Rise
Thanks to surging bond yields, the aggregate funded ratio of the PPF 7800 rose to 120.1% in June, up from 106.5% a year ago.
Risk
US Corporate Pensions’ Funded Status Surges in 2021
Increasing funding levels are expected to spur another big year for pension risk transfers.
Pensions
Multiemployer Pensions Reach Highest Funding Levels in 13 Years
Robust asset gains in 2020 raised funded ratios to pre-global financial crisis levels.
Research
Despite Robust Returns, US Corporate Pension Funding Falls in July
Record-low discount rates erase 2.85% asset gains for the month.
Asset Allocation
Low Funded Public Pensions Might Not Survive the Decade
Market downturn could be the final straw for struggling public pension plans.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
US Corporate Pension Funded Ratio, Risk Transfer Costs Decline in April
Falling discount rates strike again, negating the market rebound for corporate DB plans.
Pensions
Multiemployer Pension Funding Reaches Pre-Financial Crisis Levels
Double-digit asset gains boost aggregate funded ratio to 85% in 2019.
Pensions
Funding for UK Defined Benefit Plans Rises in December
The total deficit for the plans is nearly halved as the funded ratio climbs to 98%.
UK Pensions Funded Level Accelerates in February
Total deficit for private sector DB plans shrinks 41% over the past year.